Site Policy

About our website "iPSC-NSPC"

iPSC-NSPC is operated by Department of Physiology and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, as an embodiment of several projects including the Human Stem Cells Informatization Project of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.
The objective of iPSC-NSPC is to promote the exchange of information and joint research between researchers, as well as to stimulate research on regenerative medicine by enhancing social understanding by providing information on stem cells to general citizens including patients.
On our website, we aggregate information on regenerative medicine using stem cells (iPS cells, neural stem cells induced from iPS cells, fetus derived stem cells, etc.) and cells that contribute to the research of stem cells (fibroblasts, lymphoblast cells, etc.), especially focusing on the histology of animal models after cellular transplant.
and Part of its purpose is to as an embodiment of the Human Stem Cells Informatization Project of the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare.

Terms and conditions of use

The contents of iPSC-NSPC ("this Website") are provided by some projects including the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Human Stem Cells Informatization Project, through Keio University ("Keio") and are subject to usage in accordance with the following conditions (the "Conditions of Use”). A person who has accessed and used this Website shall be deemed to have agreed with these Conditions of Use. Links to websites of third persons provided in this Website are for the convenience of the users. Such websites are operated by third persons, and Keio is not concerned with and assumes no responsibility for contents provided by third persons.

The use of contents

Copyrights and other intellectual property rights of all texts, pictures, images, sounds, and movies contained in the original contents on this Website belongs to Keio University, School of Medicine. The use of all original contents included in this Website will be permitted predominantly for the purpose of education, publicity, information provision, etc. and within the scope explicitly specified by the laws. In other cases, please contact the personnel of the operator. Provided, however, that when using any information including the texts, pictures, images, sounds, or movies, etc. published on this Website, you are required to cite the source (the URL of this website, or the original paper which refer to this website “Sugai et al., Molecular Brain, 2016”).

Disclaimer

1. Although Keio conducts safety checks regarding the information provided in this Website, Keio does not guarantee its reliability and security. Keio shall not be liable for any damages caused from using information on this Website.
2. Keio may change or remove the information on this Website, and the network may suspend or terminate its operation without prior notice. Please be aware that Keio shall not be liable for any damages arising out of such modifications to the contents, removal of information from the Website, or suspension, termination, etc. of its operation.

Links to iPSC-NSPC

1. You are allowed to place a link to this Website on your website by sending us an e-mail to the address shown in the contact information hereinafter, showing the domain of your linking website and the operator of such linking website. Please specify on the linking page that the link destination is the website operated by Keio University providing information on stem cells.
2. Any websites to which (or are considered to apply) to any of the following apply may not be allowed to link to iPSC-NSPC. In cases where a link has already been established, please remove the link in accordance with Keio's request.
◦websites that are (or are likely to be) offensive to public order and morals;
◦websites that damage (or are likely to damage) the property, reputation, or credibility or compromise (or are likely to compromise) the privacy of a particular individual, group, or organization;
◦websites that are not in compliance with the purpose of this Website;
◦websites that are considered to be inappropriate by Keio University due to other reasonable reasons.

Applicable laws and court of jurisdiction

These Conditions of Use shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Japan. Any dispute concerning the use of this Website shall be resolved by the Tokyo District Court as the first instance having exclusive jurisdiction.

Recommended Environment

The following software environment is recommended for viewing this Website:
Windows: Internet Explorer 6 or higher, Firefox 3 or higher
Macintosh: Safari 3 or higher, Firefox 3 or higher